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Codes and Standards

Subcommittee for Codes & Standards Liaison (SCCSL)

Mission

The Subcommittee for Codes and Standards Liaison (SCCSL) will be comprised of members interested in promoting the use of fire safety engineering data, tools and methods within building codes and standards. The SCCSL will be responsible for facilitating adoption of SFPE standards and guides into building regulations, codes and standards. Persons from the SCCSL may be appointed by the Board to represent SFPE in specific codes and standards development / liaison activities.

The subcommittee has four working groups:

NFPA – Determine how SFPE should get involved, who should get involved and what this involvement should be in the NFPA process.

ICC -- Determine how SFPE should get involved, who should get involved and what this involvement should be in the ICC process.

Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG)-- Working with NIBS to write an FPE section for the NIBS National Performance Based Design Guide.

Other Organizations (OO) -- Focus on codes and standards published by organization other than ICC and NFPA.